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that was before the 2010 election. when we get the majority, we're going to shut down the government. we're going to need you to be with us. that was their plan from the beginning. that's what they were promising their supporters. quote, i am almost giddy thinking about a government shut down next year. i cannot wait. that was before the 2010 election. that is what republicans were promising their base and what their base was expecting from them and then they went for it. >> we will do what we have to do to shut down the government if we have to. >> even if that were to happen theoretically, it wouldn't be as bad as people make it out. >> no. >> i really don't. >> you think shut down should being off the table? >> everything should be on the table. >> most people in my district say shut it down. this country may very well need some kind of shock therapy. >> would it be a good thing fiscally and philosophically if the government did shut down and that people would see life will go on you without the federal government f
that was before the 2010 election. when we get the majority, we're going to shut down the government. we're going to need you to be with us. that was their plan from the beginning. that's what they were promising their supporters. quote, i am almost giddy thinking about a government shut down next year. i cannot wait. that was before the 2010 election. that is what republicans were promising their base and what their base was expecting from them and then they went for it. >> we will do...
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it was a central issue in last year's election. it is settled and it is here to stay. >> here to stay. welcome back to "hardball." that was president obama being very strong earlier today telling republicans in no uncertain terms that the affordable care act will not be held hostage. it is and everyone knows this as the law of the land. republicans over common sense escalations. the health care law or the economy in the process. but let's be clear here, for the radical faction of republicans and control of that party for whatever reason, this has never been about real compromise. their goal is i believe in kill shot. directly at the heart of the president. the gop crusade to delegitimatize the president when newt gingrich appeared on pat robertson's the 700 club. >> the big problem is that president obama refuses to behave like an american president. he refuses to deal with the congress as an equal. >> michael steele is former chair of the rnc and ed rendell. michael steele, i don't know what mood you're in, but if you heard it the
it was a central issue in last year's election. it is settled and it is here to stay. >> here to stay. welcome back to "hardball." that was president obama being very strong earlier today telling republicans in no uncertain terms that the affordable care act will not be held hostage. it is and everyone knows this as the law of the land. republicans over common sense escalations. the health care law or the economy in the process. but let's be clear here, for the radical faction...
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they refuse to accept that president obama was elected before he -- when he promised to do it and re-elected after he did it. >>> also, remember that caught on tape moment of kentucky's two republican senators calculating the best way to spin shutting down the government over the affordable care act? well, kentucky's democratic governor says opponents should get over it. obama care is going to help poor people. steve beshear joins us next. >>> and why would anyone ask ted cruz to campaign for him? it just happened near washington, d.c. >>> finally sleeping on the job. here's congressman holden. maybe he heard enough from texas birther louie gohmert. i don't blame him a bit. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ >>> we're learning more about the woman at the center of yesterday's shooting inc
they refuse to accept that president obama was elected before he -- when he promised to do it and re-elected after he did it. >>> also, remember that caught on tape moment of kentucky's two republican senators calculating the best way to spin shutting down the government over the affordable care act? well, kentucky's democratic governor says opponents should get over it. obama care is going to help poor people. steve beshear joins us next. >>> and why would anyone ask ted cruz...
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the president was re-elected on the affordable care act issue. what is cruz actually talking about here? david corn is the washington bureau chief for mother jones and jonathan capehart for the washington post. i want to start with jonathan. this is a fascinating bit of leadership. i'm not praising it, i'm noting it. here's a guy that can come in a few months as senator, he upsets the favorite in the primary and all of is sudden he's instructing the entire country on this new look at the american constitution. we pass a law through both houses of congress, they reconcile their differences, signed by both hos houses, by the president, reviewed by the supreme court. and in this case the president gets re-elected on that issue against an opponent very much against it. case closed. oh, no. there's this new procedure whereby, it's a new vote. which tries to make a complete replay of the whole game. because he says so. now, he has to be scared of someone like george w. bush with his limited abilities was able to take us to war. here's a guy with a brai
the president was re-elected on the affordable care act issue. what is cruz actually talking about here? david corn is the washington bureau chief for mother jones and jonathan capehart for the washington post. i want to start with jonathan. this is a fascinating bit of leadership. i'm not praising it, i'm noting it. here's a guy that can come in a few months as senator, he upsets the favorite in the primary and all of is sudden he's instructing the entire country on this new look at the...
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the people that won't even admit the president was legitimately elected. there seem does be a en ethnic piece in this. he's from africa,'s not really one of us. >> i know they don't like obama care, but this isn't just about getting rid of a law they don't like. i think they want to erase the obama presidency from history, go from 43 to 45, like there's no j street in washington. they can't do that if this law becomes an enduring part of our domestic policy history. i think that's a piece of this here. >> it's removing the monument. let's take a look at steve king. he's one identified as one of the whacko birds. he was dismissing the concerns about what would happen if the united states defaulted on its debt. that's the important question right now. debt. he said he took his cues from constituents, he said. let's listen to this. >> let me get this straight, you don't believe we would go into default, you believe that tim geithner is lying, the president is lying, everybody is wrong, everybody in the country is worrying about this. but you have some superio
the people that won't even admit the president was legitimately elected. there seem does be a en ethnic piece in this. he's from africa,'s not really one of us. >> i know they don't like obama care, but this isn't just about getting rid of a law they don't like. i think they want to erase the obama presidency from history, go from 43 to 45, like there's no j street in washington. they can't do that if this law becomes an enduring part of our domestic policy history. i think that's a piece...
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the elected birther, by the way. let's start with the fact that he thinks the president is the from kenya somewhere. he's not exactly a great american, this guy who he thinks he's in charge of saying who is the great americans. >> i would humbly suggest that he's not actually a good politician either. you don't punch down, you know, you find your equal. pick on someone your own size, you know. >> or bigger. >> we're talking about park rangers as well, not some faceless bureaucrat. someone who's out there trying to help tourists, people getting around the nation's capital. you know, there's a bigger problem than just basic manners and having respect for people trying to do their job, whoever their employer is. the bigger problem for people like this congressman is that they say they want to run government, but they're perfectly happy to shut it down. that's a basic contradiction. if you want to run government, if you want to look like you're ready to govern, then you don't shut things down so people can't go about the
the elected birther, by the way. let's start with the fact that he thinks the president is the from kenya somewhere. he's not exactly a great american, this guy who he thinks he's in charge of saying who is the great americans. >> i would humbly suggest that he's not actually a good politician either. you don't punch down, you know, you find your equal. pick on someone your own size, you know. >> or bigger. >> we're talking about park rangers as well, not some faceless...